Graphene & Other 2D – Materials

The work on Graphene and related 2D layered materials in the Apulian Graphene Lab at CNR-NANOTEC institute is addressed minly to the development of methodologies of Production and Material Processing. We also develop simple devices for the assessment of the potential applications and for the validation of the materials properties.

ACTIVITIES

Graphene production is performed by CVD on copper, CVD-graphene, (large are growth up to 300 cm2) and by SiC sublimation, Epitaxial-graphene, (graphene on SiC wafer up to 1” diameter) on Si-face (mono and bilayer graphene) and on C-face (few layers graphene).

2D layered materials synthesis. With an expertise of decades of research in the CVD technologies, we are working on the development of efficient processes for the growth of transition metal dichalcogenides (MoS2, WS2); the goal is the growth of single- and few-layer materials on graphene as well as on other epitaxial substrates (van der Walls growth) for the optoelectronic applications.

Graphene Material Processingis on methodologies for graphene transferring on different substrates (glass, silicon and plastic) and on wet and dry procedures for doping and functionalization of single and multilayer graphene. Here, our expertise is on the plasma processing of graphene for the production of graphane, fluorographene and graphene oxide, thus tailoring properties to explore new applications in optoelectronic, sensors, energy and biotechnology.

The research activity within the Apulian Graphene Lab, have already achieved important breakthroughs inside the EC project MEM4WIN on Smart Windows. Examples are: the production of high quality graphene layers on large area with a sheet resistance lower than 15 Ω/square and, reliable plasma-chemical methods designed for surface functionalization of graphene.

Latest News

The IV edition of TERAMETANANO, the International Conference on Terahertz Emission, Metamaterials and Nanophotonics, will take place in Lecce (Italy) from 27 to 31 of May 2019 in the 16th-century Castle of Charles V with two special nights that will be held in an original Theatre of Roman period. (more…)

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